Thesaurus results for ROBBERIES

robberies

noun

plural of robbery

as in thefts

the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock

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Recent Examples of robberies The allegations follow a sentence of more than 10 years in federal prison in a case involving five Texas bank robberies, during which Sartin wore a similar disguise, according to a criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Europol has warned of an increase in museum robberies, with gold objects proving particularly attractive to thieves. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Chicago police this past weekend issued another warning to be careful when buying items from social media after at least three setup robberies in the Greater Grand Crossing community in the past few weeks. — Steffanie Dupree, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The heist, which is follows behind a series of robberies at wineries in Italy as of late, is even more shocking when considering the prestige of Marchesi Antinori—and the amount of wine that was stolen. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Instead, researchers found homelessness decreased modestly in 2026, and although assaults and robberies have been elevated compared with the early 2010s, more than 70% of the incidents occur in 5% of the city’s area. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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thefts

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In an area of the Mojave Desert, cargo thefts are a pervasive problem, with thieves boarding slow-moving freight trains to steal high-value merchandise, sometimes slashing an air brake hose to bring the railcars to an emergency stop.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Chicago police issued an alert on Wednesday about a string of thefts involving people posing as charity fundraisers.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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